Cost of living comparison
Tegucigalpa is 94.5% more expensive than Bujumbura.
If you lived in Tegucigalpa instead of Bujumbura, you would:
pay 90.5% more for restaurants
|
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,429
|
$5.91
HNL149.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,905
|
$7.16
HNL180.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,454
|
$0.77
HNL19.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.59
HNL15.02
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
|
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,148
|
$2.10
HNL53.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,904
|
$3.11
HNL78.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,129
|
$6.35
HNL160.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,051
|
$2.47
HNL62.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,420
|
$1.72
HNL43.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,796
|
$1.33
HNL33.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.68
HNL17.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.67
HNL16.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,299
|
$0.71
HNL17.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF650
|
$0.74
HNL18.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF780
|
$0.63
HNL15.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.13
HNL104.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$19,700.00
HNL497,704.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.55
HNL746.56
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$43.86
HNL1,107.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF854,361
|
$288.93
HNL7,299.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,849
|
$242.97
HNL6,138.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$56.24
HNL1,420.90
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF312,821
|
$301.18
HNL7,609.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,282,141
|
?? | |
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,635
|
$1.58
HNL39.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,724
|
$2.40
HNL60.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,162
|
$2.56
HNL64.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$36.44
HNL920.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.91
HNL149.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bujumbura
|
Tegucigalpa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$36.77
HNL929.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.77
HNL929.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.01
HNL2,753.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$105.07
HNL2,654.42
|
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